List of Biosphere Reserves in India

MD Shakeel Anwar

06-OCT-2016 18:09

The International Co-ordinating Council (ICC) of UNESCO introduced the designation of ‘Biosphere reserve’ for natural areas in November, 1971. After their designation, biosphere reserves remain under national sovereign jurisdiction, yet they share their experience and ideas nationally, regionally and internationally within the World network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR).

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Here, we are giving the list of Biosphere Reserves in India which is very useful for the preparation of competitive examinations like UPSC-prelims, SSC, State Services, NDA, CDS, and Railways etc.

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List of Biosphere Reserves in India

Name of Biosphere Reserves	Location
Achankamar- Amarkantak	Covers parts of Anupur and Dindori districts of Madhya Pradesh and parts Bilaspur districts of Chhattisgarh.
Agasthyamalai	Neyyyar, Peppara and Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuaries and their adjoining areas in Kerala.
Cold Desert	Pin Valley National Park and surroundings; Chandratal and Sarchu & Kibber Wildlife in Himachal Pradesh.
Dehang- Debang	Part of Siang and Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh.
Dibru- Saikhowa	Part of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia Districts (Assam)
Great Nicobar	Southern most islands of Andaman & Nicobar.
Gulf of Mannar	Indian part of Gulf of Mannar between India and Srilanka (Tamil Nadu)
Kachchh	Part of Katchchh, Rajkot, Surendra Nagar and Patan Civil Districts of Gujarat State.
Khang Chendzonga	Parts of Khang Chenzonga hills and Sikkim.
Manas	Part of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamprup and Daran districts (Assam)
Nanda Devi	Part of Chamoli, Pithoragarh and Bageshwar districts (Uttarakhand)
Nilgiri	Part Wayanad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Madumalai, Nilambur, Silent Valley and Siruvani hills (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka)
Nokrek	Part of Garo Hills (Meghalya)
Seshachalam Hills	Covering parts of Chittor and Kadapa districts of Andhra Pradesh
Simlipal	Part of Mayurbhanj district (Orissa)
Sunderban	Part of delta of Ganges and Brahamaputra river system (West bengal)

The National Biosphere Reserve Programme in India was initiated in 1986 to serve as wider base for conservation of entire range of living resources and their ecological foundations in addition to already established protected area network system. It is this ecological diversity that makes India as one of the mega-diversity regions on the globe. Efforts are on to designate at least one Biosphere Reserve in each of the Bio-geographic Province.

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